# LIGATURE: Type Merge — sorts that merge

> sorts that merge (iPhone/iPad app by Roman Marchenko.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ligature-type-merge/id6789357078 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Roman Marchenko](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892599324)
- Category: Games, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ligature-type-merge/id6789357078/reviews.md

## What is LIGATURE?

Identical sorts fuse into ligatures. Swipe, merge, and climb from a single letter to ink — or fill the page and print MISMATCH.

LIGATURE is a typographic merge puzzle: the 2048 loop, set in a beautiful book. Your score is the form you set — not a counter in the corner.

THE JOKE
Matching sorts slide together and become the next form on a printers’ ladder — i, f, fi, fl, ff… all the way toward ink. One page. One stick. One tap to try again.

HOW IT PLAYS
• Swipe to slide every sort on the composing stick
• Same rank + same rank → the next ligature
• POINT SIZE sets density (harder page, not a different game)
• When nothing can move: MISMATCH. — then RESET

TYPE AS SYSTEMS
• Multi-script re-voicings — each writing system has its own form ladder
• Specimen typefaces and paper editions (INK, NIGHT, PHOSPHOR)
• THE PAGE (tight) or THE SPREAD (open form)
• DAILY FORM — one attempt, shared course

HONEST BY DESIGN
• Free forever core — no ads, no tracking, offline-first
• Optional Specimen Book (~$1.99) unlocks the full wardrobe of faces, papers, and THE SPREAD
• Optional Game Center for best form / daily boards

Sister to SNAAAAKE — same house (paper, ink, letterpress red), new joke.

If you love clean puzzles, beautiful type, or “one more swipe,” LIGATURE is the next page.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Specimen Book | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-07-15

No release notes.

## More apps by Roman Marchenko

- [Коды МКБ-10](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/10/id6762035583)
- [Tifo: IPTV Player M3U & Xtream](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tifo-iptv-player-m3u-and-xtream/id6782486035)
- [Moonflower: Dark Mode & Reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moonflower-dark-mode-and-reader/id6785810720)
- [SNAAAAKE — Typo. Snake Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snaaaake-typo-snake-game/id6788179856)

All apps by Roman Marchenko: https://appshunter.io/developer/1892599324

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